Friends of Bob Presents Habib Koite

Friends of Bob live music co-op presents Habib Koité on Saturday, February 22 at Lafayette’s Duncan Hall. Koité is a solo singer, songwriter and guitarist, based in Mali. His band, Bamada, is a supergroup of West African musicians, including Kélétigui Diabaté playing balafon. Koité is known primarily for his unique approach to playing the guitar […]

Justin Moore’s Off The Beaten Path Tour

Justin Moore will truly take his fans on a unique journey with a headlining tour in support of his September 17 album release ‘Off The Beaten Path.’ “I can’t express, in words, how excited I am about this tour. The success of the Outlaws Like Me Tour gave us the opportunity to step it up […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A panel discussion on how and why the nation and world have changed since 9/11 will be presented on September 13 at Purdue University. The event, which is free and open to the public, is at 7:30pm in Wetherill Hall, Room 172. The panelists are: Berenice Carroll, professor emerita of political […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue kicker Carson Wiggs has been named a first team preseason All-American by SportsIllustrated.com. The senior from Grand Prairie, Texas, owns the four longest field goals in school history (59, 55, 53 and 52 yards), has the highest career field goal percentage ever at Purdue (.715, 37 for 51) and has […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Although general public tickets for the inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game are sold out, each conference school will receive 150 tickets (100 priced at $125 and 50 priced at $175) to sell. The Purdue Athletic Ticket Office is taking requests from interested John Purdue Club members through November 1, 2011 […]

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Greater Lafayette Senior Fair Committee is asking for nominations for the 3rd annual “Spirit of Jane Award”, to be awarded this fall at the Greater Lafayette Senior Fair on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. The award honors Jane L. Shuck, who lost her battle with lung cancer in 2009. She was a […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University has updated its app for Apple iPhone and iPads to make it easier for students to view dining court menus or catch a bus. Martin Sickafoose, director of online marketing, said when developing the updated version, the team looked at how the app could be most useful. “We received […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Latino Cultural Center will observe Latino Heritage Month from September 15th through October 12th, 2011 with several events surrounding the theme of “The African Presence in the Americas.” The events are part of national Hispanic Heritage Month, which was established in 1968. In fall 2010, there were 1,184 Latino […]